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Beverly Farms, MA – The North of Boston Arts Center (NOBAC) will be hosting their first open house on September 2 from 5-7 pm at the Hastings House in Beverly Farms. This event will be held in conjunction with Hastings House members and will give parents, families and prospective members a chance to meet with the NOBAC and Hastings House staff and board. Attendees can also learn about this Fall’s schedule of art, music, theater and cooking classes; tour the Hastings House facilities; and enjoy refreshments as they mingle.

NOBAC after school arts classes are available at the Hastings House on Monday-Thursday from 4-6 pm for children ages 5-13, beginning September 7th. In addition to the after school arts program, NOBAC also puts on two musical productions every year in the Spring and the Fall. This Fall’s production is The Tale of the Oysta: a seafaring Whoops, which was written entirely by students in Henry Allen’s Playwrights Unite! class this summer, is based on about 20 songs by Cole Porter and George & Ira Gershwin.

This young nonprofit was founded in May of 2008 by Beverly local, Bonnie Rynkowski, with the hopes of giving children a creative outlet and direction in any area of interest – from visual arts and crafts to jazz, opera and organic cooking.

Over the last year, NOBAC has seen a considerable amount of growth with the addition of Manchester-By-The-Sea resident Henry Allen, its artistic director who has directed the shows that NOBAC students perform in the Spring and Fall, and is a member of the core faculty.

Faculty member and local business owner, Jessica Brand, is excited about the growth she has seen at NOBAC over the last year:

“I remember this time last year when we had two or three kids in each class and only a handful of parents getting involved. This year we have seen so many families really get excited about NOBAC and the invaluable experience we’re providing for their kids. We hope that this open house will only help us expand our community and open up more opportunities for us to reach out to local kids who are interested in the arts.”

The Hastings House is located in Beverly Farms across from the Train Station at 14 Oak Street.

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Gloucester Poet Laureate, Ruthanne (Rufus) Collinson will open Celebrate Gloucester with a world premiere poem written especially for the occasion. Having been recently appointed Gloucester ’s Poet Laureate, Ms. Collinson agreed to prepare a poem specifically for the opening of this historic concert and celebration, which immediately follows Gloucester ’s annual Schooner Festival on Sunday September 5th.

Following Ms. Collinson’s poem at 3pm will be 7 hours of music featuring local rising stars and culminating with national recording artist Roomful of Blues followed by Grammy-Award-wining saxophonist Charles Neville, who joins Henri Smith and his band New Orleans Friends & Flavours featuring Stanton Davis.

It’s never too early to start learning soccer! Join us Saturday morning as we continue on with our Youth Sport Leagues. Each soccer league is age specific and will help to teach the game of Soccer. Participants will be instructed on the fundamentals of soccer including dribbling, passing and shooting. Players will be placed on teams with volunteer coaches. Team Tee Shirts will be distributed on the first day of play. League begins September 11th. Registrations are due September 1st. The league is 7 weeks long.

For more information see the parents or coaches handbook located at the front desk. All those interested in coaching are asked to join us for a meeting on September 7th at the YMCA at 6:00p.m. For more information contact Katy Milne at milnek@northshoreymca.org.

*You will be notified no later then September 8th for schedule. Schedules and times are decided on how many registrations we receive. Times are subject to change!

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Good Morning Gloucester when you get a chance? Thanks so much!

Pathways for Children is thrilled to kick-off a car raffle
for a 2010 Mini Cooper in support of all Pathways programs. Ticket price
is $100 and only 500 tickets will be sold. Tickets are selling quickly so don’t
miss your chance! Tickets can be purchased in Gloucester at:

Official Rules and Tax Information can be found online @ ww.pw4c.org. Raffle drawing: October
20, 2010. Winner need not be present to win. For more information,
call 978.281.2400×154.
Good luck!
Carla Dellaporta
Development Associate
Pathways for Children
29 Emerson Avenue
Gloucester, MA 01930
978.281.2400 x 154

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This is one of the top three weekends to visit Gloucester IMO. We usually have clear dry weather and the schooners are just gorgeous to go aboard. If you haven’t already got tickets to go aboard the Thomas Lannon I’d call Kay in the office ADSAP and make arrangements. Captain Tom will show you a great time and tell you all about the Schooners in port as you glide around Gloucester Harbor. Check out The Thomas Lannon Website here for details on how to get tickets for a cruise.

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